English-Thai Dictionary

jackal

N คนที่ ไม่ ซื่อตรง  คน ทุจริต  kon-ti-mai-sue-trong

 

jackal

N ลูกสมุน  สมุน รับใช้  ลิ่วล้อ  underling minion lackey subordinate luk-sa-mun

 

jackal

N หมาใน (พบ ใน แอฟริกา และ เอเชีย  Canis aureus ma-nai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JACKALENT

n.[Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow. ] A simple sheepish fellow.

 

JACKAL

n.An animal of the genus Canis, resembling a dog and a fox; a native of Asia and Africa. It preys on poultry and other small animals. It is the Canis aureus of Linne.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JACKAL

Jack "al `, n. Etym: [Pers. shaghal: cf. OF. jackal, F. chacal; cf. Skr. ç \'f gala. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.

 

Note: The common species of Southern Asia (Canis aureus ) is yellowish gray, varied with brown on the shoulders, haunches, and legs. The common African species (C. anthus ) is darker in color.

 

2. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated. [Colloq. ] Ld. Lytton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

jackal

jack al |ˈjakəl ˈʤækəl | ▶noun a slender, long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia. [Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species, including the golden jackal (C. aureus ) and the black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas ).] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

jackal

jackal |ˈdʒakəl, -kɔːl | ▶noun a slender long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia. ●Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species. . ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack 1 .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jackal

jack al /dʒǽk (ə )l |-kɔːl /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙ジャッカル 〘イヌ科; アフリカ アジアに野生 〙.2 ｟話 ｠子分, しもべ ; (不正な行為に手を貸す )手先, 共犯 [謀 ]者 .